Dessert · Cake · Vintage
Lemon Orange Sponge Cake
Ingredients
- 7 egg whites
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon lemon and orange extract
Method
- 1 Beat egg whites very stiff, adding cream of tartar while beating.
- 2 Beat egg yolks until lemon-colored.
- 3 Sift sugar and flour several times before measuring.
- 4 Fold beaten yolks into beaten whites, then alternately fold in sugar and flour. Do not beat, only stir to mix.
- 5 Add lemon and orange extract last.
- 6 Bake in a Van Duzen pan for 45 minutes at 350°F.